Over 3,500 election police being recruited in Sunsari

SUNSARI: More than 3,500 election police personnel are being recruited in Sunsari for the upcoming House of Representatives election scheduled for March 5, 2026.

According to the District Police Office, Sunsari, the recruitment process began today. Deputy Superintendent of Police Chandra Bahadur Khadka said a total of 3,578 personnel will be hired for election duties—3,149 from the Nepal Police and 429 from the Armed Police Force.

The recruitment is being conducted in accordance with the Integrated Procedure on Recruitment, Selection, Appointment, and Mobilization of Election Police (Nepal Police and Armed Police Force), Procedure-2082.

Eligible applicants aged 18 to below 54 years may apply at the District Police Office, Sunsari, and the Armed Police Force Headquarters No. 4 Brigade, Inaruwa, from January 9 to 15.

Sunsari has four electoral constituencies with a total of 580,945 registered voters. According to Chief Election Officer Krishna Prasad Paudel of the District Election Office, Sunsari, the district has 624 polling centres and 167 polling stations.